Some of the world's leading playwrights talk about their lives, their work, and their relationships with the Royal Court. Guests include Jez Butterworth, April ...
Amy Jephta is a South African playwright, screenwriter and actor based in Cape Town. She was named one of the Mail and Guardian’s 200 Top Young South Africans in 2013 and is the recipient of South Africa’s highest art accolade - The Standard Bank Young Artist Award. Amy’s play, A Good House, runs at the Royal Court in January 2025.
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S8 Ep1: Sutara Gayle AKA Lorna Gee talks to Susan Wokoma
Sutara Gayle is a writer and performer, also known as the award-winning, South London reggae artist Lorna Gee. Last year, her one woman play The Legends of Them, played a highly acclaimed run at Brixton House, produced by the Hackney Showroom. This Christmas it will run in the Royal Court Theatre Downstairs.
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S7 Ep10: Emteaz Hussain talks to Susan Wokoma
Emteaz Hussain is a playwright and performance poet. As a performance poet she has toured both nationally and internationally. As a writer, her plays include Social Distancing, Etching and writing as part of the Royal Court’s Living Newspaper. Her latest play Expendable, will play in the Royal Court’s Jerwood Theatre Upstairs later this year.
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S7 Ep9: Oli Forsyth talks to Susan Wokoma
Oli Forsyth is a TV and theatre writer, as well as having his own theatre company Smoke and Oakum. His plays have been performed at the New Diorama, Hampstead, Vault Festival and the Edinburgh Fringe. This year, his play BRACE BRACE will play in the Royal Court’s Jerwood Theatre Upstairs.
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S7 Ep8: Mark Rosenblatt talks to Susan Wokoma
Mark Rosenblatt is a writer and director for stage and screen. He’s worked as a theatre director since 1998 and in that time has worked as the Associate Director at Leeds Playhouse, and Studio Associate at the National Theatre. This year, his debut play Giant will play in the Royal Court’s Jerwood Theatre Downstairs.
Some of the world's leading playwrights talk about their lives, their work, and their relationships with the Royal Court. Guests include Jez Butterworth, April de Angelis, Rachel De-lahey, Tanika Gupta, David Hare, Robert Holman, Dennis Kelly, Alistair McDowall, Anthony Neilson, Joe Penhall, Lucy Prebble, Anya Reiss, Polly Stenham and Enda Walsh.
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